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The Stonewall Reader by New York Public Library

14 reviews

amelody's review

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Racial slurs, Biphobia, Confinement, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Drug use, and Dysphoria

honeyvoiced's review

informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Police brutality

Moderate: Suicide, Rape, Racial slurs, and Racism

onewoman_bookclub's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Police brutality, and Transphobia

Moderate: Drug use, Rape, and Racism

retrogirl20's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This was such a fascinating read! I listened to the audiobook, which I recommend as do others, since you are able to hear some of the actual recorded interviews rather than readings of them. It is great to understand the perspectives and changes that have happed in the LGBTQIA+ communities before and after the StoneWall uprising. Hearing the history from the people who experienced it is incredible and must be maintained if we want to move forward. This was so good.

The content warnings I included are due to the nature of history and its harsh realities. As this book is about the hardships that the LGTBQIA+ community has gone through, it covers the hard topics as well as use language that we no longer use, but as these are direct readings of the interviews of the time it is important to read with that lens. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Hate crime, Bullying, Outing, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Biphobia, Incest, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

mobygrapes's review

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Alcoholism, Classism, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Hate crime, Biphobia, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Addiction, Homophobia, Sexism, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

ishouldreadthat's review

emotional informative medium-paced

4.5

A fabulous collection of media from before, during, and after the Stonewall Riot that helps place the significance of the event in history and it's impact on LGBTQ rights today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Rape and Racism

scarletgeranium's review

informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Homophobia

Moderate: Racism

waterlilyreads's review against another edition

emotional informative

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Racism, and Racial slurs

smkelly1997's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense slow-paced

3.75

I really did enjoy how the book was set up, the different perspectives, and the history. It was just slow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Biphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Rape

mimithorp's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, Rape, Police brutality, Violence, and Racial slurs